hi guys
For any of you that carry out periodic emergency light testing on HMOs.
I have read through bs5266 but want to get your perspective on these issues and if you would fail the system
There are non maintained emergency lights fitted to each floor and landing so the siting of the lighting is sufficient but they have not fitted any key switch facility. They have basically wired off the existing circuit in a couple properties so you do have to isolate the circuit and all normal supply lighting to that floor to test the emergency light.
Although in one property they have wired a seperate circuit just for the emergency lights not connected to the existing lighting circuits, surely this fails based on the fact that if normal supply lighting was to trip the emergency lights would not kick in only unless there was a power cut.
Sorry for the long text guys but want your opinions on what constitute a fail when carrying out your emergency light testing.
For any of you that carry out periodic emergency light testing on HMOs.
I have read through bs5266 but want to get your perspective on these issues and if you would fail the system
There are non maintained emergency lights fitted to each floor and landing so the siting of the lighting is sufficient but they have not fitted any key switch facility. They have basically wired off the existing circuit in a couple properties so you do have to isolate the circuit and all normal supply lighting to that floor to test the emergency light.
Although in one property they have wired a seperate circuit just for the emergency lights not connected to the existing lighting circuits, surely this fails based on the fact that if normal supply lighting was to trip the emergency lights would not kick in only unless there was a power cut.
Sorry for the long text guys but want your opinions on what constitute a fail when carrying out your emergency light testing.